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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"1760Maine Historical Society Similarly, some of the maps within these collections contain vital placenames and locations, including documentation of…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"spent three years in Sweden in this role; he learned to love the customs and heritage of the Swedes and became fluent in the Swedish language."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"By 1875 the consolidated company was in default. The two railroads separated and each reorganized. The E & NA was formally reorganized in October of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"She was, at one time, a preceptress of Farmington Academy. (Butler’s History of Farmington) This parchment, drawn by Lydia Abbott Titcomb and dated…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"The railroad agreed to bring a spur to Presque Isle providing the citizens paid for the rail to be laid. In December of 1881, the C & P steamed into…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Vital records from town reports of the Town of Cumberland, Maine: 1893-1960. Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 2005. Bourque, Bruce J."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"They spent much of their time in Surry, welcomed by delegates of Maine officials and housed in Nowick’s old cow barn converted for the special guests."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Members of the Maine and New Brunswick Power Company voted to give Gould $30,000 worth of treasury stock in the company for his services as well as a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"When his only remaining brother Jacob was lost at sea in 1876, Charles sold the farm to Abbie A. Curtis Dolloff, the wife of Oscar Fitzland Dolloff."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"References: • The History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, 1878, by George Augustus Wheeler, M.D."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque Isle on July 4, 1921. After four seasons of racing, he started in 68 races and won 31 of those."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… Houlton, and then to the border of Canada at New Brunswick. The rail continued north to Madawaska, running through Presque Isle, Caribou, New…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"… of Dresden, Maine: Formerly a Part of the Old Town of Pownalborough from Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. Dresden, Me.: Jennie G."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Edward Winslow (1714-1784) Edward Winslow was a 4th generation descendant of Plymouth Governor Edward Winslow and a large shareholder in the Plymouth…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"John, New Brunswick, stopping in Eastport. Service to Lubec was not possible due to the lack of suitable docking space."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Early Settlement With its 95 miles of shoreline, fresh and tidal wetlands, and waters teeming with herring, pollock and shellfish the area drew its…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… fighters should war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."

St. Croix Historical Society

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